| Gymnothorax hansi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Muraenidae |
| Genus: | Gymnothorax |
| Species: | G. hansi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnothorax hansi Heemstra, 2004 | |
Gymnothorax hansi is an eel in the family Muraenidae (moray eels). It was described by Phillip C. Heemstra in 2004. It is a tropical, marine eel which is known from reefs around Grand Comoro Island, in the Indian Ocean. It is known to dwell at a maximum depth of 143 m (469 ft).
References
- Smith, D.G.; McCosker, J.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Gymnothorax hansi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T195735A2410217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T195735A2410217.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Gymnothorax hansi at www.fishbase.org.
- Heemstra, P. C., 2004 Gymnothorax hansi, a new species of moray eel (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Comoro Islands, Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa No. 515: 1-7.
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| Gymnothorax hansi | |
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